poneka

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Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-poneka (infinitive kuponeka)

  1. Stative form of -pona

Conjugation

Conjugation of -poneka
Positive present -naponeka
Subjunctive -poneke
Negative -poneki
Imperative singular poneka
Infinitives
Positive kuponeka
Negative kutoponeka
Imperatives
Singular poneka
Plural ponekeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huponeka
Positive past positive subject concord + -liponeka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuponeka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naponeka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaponeka/naponeka tunaponeka
2nd person unaponeka mnaponeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaponeka wanaponeka
other classes positive subject concord + -naponeka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -poneki)
Singular Plural
1st person siponeki hatuponeki
2nd person huponeki hamponeki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haponeki hawaponeki
other classes negative subject concord + -poneki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taponeka
Negative future negative subject concord + -taponeka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -poneke)
Singular Plural
1st person niponeke tuponeke
2nd person uponeke mponeke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponeke waponeke
other classes positive subject concord + -poneke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siponeke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeponeka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeponeka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliponeka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliponeka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aponeka)
Singular Plural
1st person naponeka twaponeka
2nd person waponeka mwaponeka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aponeka waponeka
m-mi(III/IV) waponeka yaponeka
ji-ma(V/VI) laponeka yaponeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaponeka vyaponeka
n(IX/X) yaponeka zaponeka
u(XI) waponeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaponeka
pa(XVI) paponeka
mu(XVIII) mwaponeka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meponeka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaponeka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -japoneka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiponeka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoponeka
Consecutive kaponeka / positive subject concord + -kaponeka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaponeke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niponeka -tuponeka
2nd person -kuponeka -waponeka/-kuponekeni/-waponekeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mponeka -waponeka
m-mi(III/IV) -uponeka -iponeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -liponeka -yaponeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiponeka -viponeka
n(IX/X) -iponeka -ziponeka
u(XI) -uponeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuponeka
pa(XVI) -paponeka
mu(XVIII) -muponeka
Reflexive -jiponeka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -poneka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -ponekaye -ponekao
m-mi(III/IV) -ponekao -ponekayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -ponekalo -ponekayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -ponekacho -ponekavyo
n(IX/X) -ponekayo -ponekazo
u(XI) -ponekao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -ponekako
pa(XVI) -ponekapo
mu(XVIII) -ponekamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -poneka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeponeka -oponeka
m-mi(III/IV) -oponeka -yoponeka
ji-ma(V/VI) -loponeka -yoponeka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choponeka -vyoponeka
n(IX/X) -yoponeka -zoponeka
u(XI) -oponeka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koponeka
pa(XVI) -poponeka
mu(XVIII) -moponeka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.